Liturgy on Lent

The Seven Last Words for Kids

The Seven Last Words for Kids

The Seven Last Words for KidsThe Seven Last Words of Jesus is a meditation that is usually prayed during Lent and on Good Friday as a way to reflect on the Passion of the Lord. Here is a more “kid-friendly version” presented by the kids of Team +JMJ+ — the whole...

The Joy of Resurrection

The Joy of Resurrection

The Joy of ResurrectionPart 3 of the Lenten reflection of Fr. Roger Manalo, CS, Executive Secretary of CBCP Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.SUPPORT THIS WEBSITEOUR PARTNERS

Let’s look forward to the Holy Week

Let’s look forward to the Holy Week

YES, we have to be eager to go through the Holy Week, not because it is fun time with the family and friends in the beach and other resorts, but because it is the holiest of weeks.

What the Holy Week Teaches

What the Holy Week Teaches

What the Holy Week Teaches Fr. Roy Cimagala MANY precious insights and lessons can be derived if we enter into the spirit of the Holy Week. Let us thank God for all of them and strengthen our resolve to go through the Holy Week keeping our faith and piety as vibrant...

Lent and its implications

Lent and its implications

Lent and its implications Fr. Roy Cimagala WE are once again in the season of Lent. It’s a period of preparation for the greatest event in the history of mankind—the passion, death and resurrection of Christ—which we will celebrate within the Holy Week, from the...

Stripping the Altars on Holy Thursday

Stripping the Altars on Holy Thursday

Stripping the Altars on Holy Thursday Fr. Edward McNamara Q: Is the stripping of the altar following the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday limited only to those altars upon which the Mass was celebrated? Do altars in churches and chapels (e.g., chapels in...

Color of the Veil for the Cross

Color of the Veil for the Cross

Color of the Veil for the Cross Fr. Edward McNamara Q: In the new Roman Missal the color for covering the cross is violet; however, the color is red for the vestments. I have noticed that different churches do red and some violet; even the Vatican used red, which is...

Picking the Day Lent begins

Picking the Day Lent begins

Picking the day Lent begins Fr. Edward McNamara Q: What determines what day Lent begins? A: The short answer to your question is that the beginning of Lent depends on the date of Easter. Easter follows a lunar, rather than a solar, calendar and is celebrated on the...

“Way of the Cross” within the Mass

“Way of the Cross” within the Mass

“Way of the Cross” within the Mass Fr. Edward McNamara Q: My parish usually has a Way of the Cross followed by the Mass during Fridays of Lent. I saw a priest integrate the Way of the Cross with the Mass. The Liturgy of the Word was replaced with the Way of the Cross....

Covering Crosses & Images in Lent

Covering Crosses & Images in Lent

Covering Crosses and Images in Lent Fr. Edward McNamara Q: Why are crosses and images covered during the last weeks of Lent?  A: First of all, I would first like to recommend Monsignor Peter Elliott’s excellent guide “Celebrations of the Liturgical Year” published by...

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